Hunter Mahan

Mahan?s father, Monte, is a former undercover police officer in Southern California. The golfer is a car enthusiast who is restoring some older models. Defeated Camilo Villegas, 4 & 3, to win the 1999 U.S. Junior Amateur. Was runner-up to Ricky Barnes at the 2002 U.S. Amateur (Barnes defeated Mahan, 2 & 1, in the final). Placed 3rd at the 2002 NCAA Championships. Two-time, first-team All-American at Oklahoma State. Began collegiate career at Southern California before transferring after earning second-team All-American honors, as well as Pac-10 Freshman of the Year, in 2001. American Junior Golf Association Player of the Year in 1999 and a three-time AJGA All-American.
Co-recipient with Ricky Barnes of the 2003 Ben Hogan Award, and also won the Jack Nicklaus Award and Fred Haskins Award as top collegiate golfer in 2003. No. 1 amateur in the Golfweek/Sagarin Ratings in 2003. Made the cut and finished 28th at the Masters. Turned professional in 2003 after missing the cut at the U.S. Open, and made four cuts in seven starts.
Played on the 2007, ?09, ?11 and ?13 Presidents Cup Teams, and the 2008, ?10 and ?14 Ryder Cup Teams.
2009 Notes: Following six top-10 finishes, including a runner-up result at the AT&T National, played his way into all four PGA Tour FedExCup Playoffs before finishing 27th in the standings. Was a captain?s pick for the Presidents Cup and recorded a career-high in earnings.
2010 Notes: Enjoyed a breakout year, winning twice. Became just the third player to win a World Golf Championships event in his 20s, joining Geoff Ogilvy and Tiger Woods.
2011 Notes: Made 22 of 25 cuts, recorded a career-best 10 top-10 finishes and ranked a personal-best No. 7 in the FedExCup standings. Recorded his fifth consecutive year of earnings of $2 million or more. Lost playoff to Bill Haas at the Tour Championship. In his third Presidents Cup appearance, posted a 4-1-0 record for the victorious U.S. squad, including a singles victory over Jason Day.
2012 Notes: Finished No. 19 in the final FedExCup standings and is one of three players (Phil Mickelson and Steve Stricker) to advance to the Tour Championship in his first six seasons. Earned fourth career PGA Tour victory and second World Golf Championships title with a 2 & 1 victory over Rory McIlroy in the final of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship. Joined Tiger Woods as the only players to win multiple World Golf Championships events in their 20s.
2013 Notes: Nearly succeeded in his title defense at the Accenture Match Play before losing to Matt Kuchar in the final match, 2 & 1. Won his first three matches convincingly, over Matteo Manassero (5 & 4), Richard Sterne (4 & 3) and Martin Kaymer (5 & 4). It wasn?t until the quarterfinals that one of his matches made it to the 16th hole, where he edged Webb Simpson, 1-up. In the semifinals, he defeated 2011 champion Ian Poulter, 4 & 3. Also T-4th at the U.S. Open.
Showed his love of family over money, as he held the second-round lead by two shots over John Merrick at the RBC Canadian Open. Was on the range warming up for the third round when his wife called and informed him that she was going into labor in Dallas with the couple?s first child. He withdrew immediately at 2 p.m., with his tee time scheduled for 2:50 p.m. Mahan got to the hospital in plenty of time as his daughter Zoe Olivia was born the following Sunday at 3:26 a.m. Finished T-4th at the BMW Championship to advance to the Tour Championship for a seventh consecutive year, where he played to a T-20th. For the year, was 20th in the final FedExCup standings and 18th on the money list.
2014 Notes: Started his year very strong with a T-4th at the Waste Management Phoenix Open and a 6th-place finish at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Had a pair of T-9ths at the WGC-Accenture Match Play and WGC-Cadillac before withdrawing from the Arnold Palmer due to lower-back pain. Mahan first felt the twinge in his back the week before at Doral and thought nothing of it. Returned to play the Shell Houston Open, didn?t have any problems the rest of the year. Made the cut in 20 of 25 starts and finished in the top-10 six times. Season was highlighted by his sixth PGA Tour victory at The Barclays and being selected by Captain Tom Watson to represent the U.S. at the Ryder Cup. Carried The Barclays win in the first FedExCup Playoffs event all the way to the Tour Championship, becoming the only player to advance to the Tour Championship all eight years of the FedExCup era. Ended the year 6th in the FedExCup rankings and 22nd on the money list. At the Ryder Cup, went 1-2-1 in his four matches in the European victory.
2015 Notes: Started year with a T-3rd finish at the Frys.com Open, just three shots behind winner Sang-Moon Bae. Finished T-9th at the Masters and the WGC-Cadillac Match Play Championship, losing to John Senden, 2 & 1, in the round of 16. Finished T-4th at the Deutsche Bank, and ended the year 49th in the FedEx Cup rankings and 61st on the money list.
2016 Notes: His T-19th at the WGC-HSBC Champions is Mahan?s best finish of the year.